clear your conscience
Frequency: 7.212.1 per million words
To do something to make yourself feel less guilty.
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Examples (10)
- He decided to confess to clear his conscience.
- She returned the wallet she found, wanting to clear her conscience.
- I need to tell you the truth to clear my conscience.
- The company made a large donation to clear its conscience over the environmental damage.
- After years of silence, he finally spoke out to clear his conscience.
- Perhaps you should apologize to clear your conscience?
- He paid back the money he owed, which helped him clear his conscience.
- Writing the letter of apology was his way of trying to clear his conscience.
- To clear my conscience, I admit that I was the one who broke the vase.
- The politician resigned, stating it was necessary to clear his conscience.